Templating for floppy_files and cd_files

[ekristen]

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Description

Please add templating for floppy_files and cd_files, or add an additional option to provide templated files using templatefile

This is being opened because https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues/4530 was closed.

Use Case(s)

The only way to provide windows with an Autounattend.xml is via floppy/usb/cd and there are a number of reasons why the Autounattend.xml needs to be a template.

I'm sure there are other use cases where floppy/usb/cd files need to be templated.

Potential configuration

template_floppy_files = {
  "Autounattend.xml": templatefile("${path.root}/templates/Autunattend.xml", { product_key = var.product_key })
}

Potential References

[puetzk]

FYI: this is possible using http_content since https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/pull/43, and cd_content since https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/pull/61. So I think it's just floppies that still don't have a way.

[ekristen]

Oh interesting. I missed that about cd content. I knew http had it, so if floppy could get it we'd be set.

[frippe75]

This is a much needed enhancement! At the moment doing search'n'replace to do this. But running Packer containerized pull from a git repo makes this cumbersome. Templating in general should be support even for scripts using cd_files. But that's another thread.

[azr]

Hey @frippe75 ! cd_content is here, and floppy_content almost (depending on which plugin you use). The SDK has been updated and plugins needs to add support for it. It has landed for vsphere. Please consider contributing if you are in a rush :).

[bendem]

This is the same as #10859 btw.

[tenthirtyam]

Works wonderfully for the vSphere plugin for http_content, cd_content, and floppy_content. Used heavily in https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere.

@azr - it seems to me that this issue should be closed and that the support for templates is dependent on the plugin - and that issues should be raised at the plugin's project repo instead.

Ryan Johnson Senior Staff Solutions Architect | Product Engineering @ VMware, Inc.

[nywilken]

Closing as this has been fixed in the latest release for the vSphere Packer plugin. For other plugins that don't have this functionality please open an enhancement request on plugin issue tracker.

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